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ἄριστον

ἄριστον, the morning meal, breakfast

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ἀρίστοισιν neuter dative plural of ἄριστον

ἀρίστοισιν masculine dative plural superlative, neuter dative plural superlative of ἄριστος

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ἄριστον, τό,
  • morning meal, breakfast, twice in Hom., ἐντύνοντʼ ἄ. ἅμʼ ἠοῖ Od. 16.2, cf. Il. 24.124; ἄριστα, δεῖπνα, δόρπα θʼ αἱρεῖσθαι τρίτα A. Fr. 182, cf. Ag. 331: later, breakfast was called ἀκράτισμα, and ἄριστον was the midday meal, our luncheon, cf. Th. 4.90, 7.81; ἄ. αἱρεῖσθαι, ποιεῖσθαι, Hdt. 3.26, 6.78; ἀπʼ ἀρίστου μέχρι δείλης Arist. HA 619a15. [ᾱ; contr. from ᾰ(y)ερι-στον, cf. Goth. air, OHG. ēr ‘early’, Avest. ayarə ‘dayʼ; also ᾱ(y)ερ- in ἦρι, ἠέριος; -στο- from -d-to-, root ed- ‘eat’.]

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